ATLANTIC (Jan. 5) -- The seal on an elusive win column finally cracked last Saturday for the Harlan Community girls basketball team. One night after allowing a season-high 79 points at St.

 CRESTON (Jan. 5) -- The Harlan Community bowling teams notched a girl/boy sweep at Creston last Saturday afternoon, improving their combined dual record to the .500 mark. The HCHS girls (3-2) won 2,145 to 2,013, outscoring the Panthers by 78 pins in the Baker games to pull away. Jayden Gessert led the Cyclones with a two-game set of 299, closely followed by Madison Horn’s 291 and Olivia Petersen’s 282.

    CRESTON -- Rev. Dick Krambeck celebrated his 80th birthday on January 7. His family is planning a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 1400 N. Cherry Street, Creston, IA 50801.    Rev. Krambeck served United Methodist Churches in Shelby, Tennant and Persia from 1975-1979.   

    BELLEVUE, NE -- Glennola Rae Neve, 84, Bellevue, NE, died January 2 at CHI Health Lakeside Hospital.    Services will be held Friday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Visitation is Friday from 10-11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Ronnie Carter, 70, Harlan, died January 6 at his home.    Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 10 a.m. at Fresh Encounter in Harlan.  A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, Jan. 8 from 6-8 p.m.

    ELK HORN -- Nancy L. Madsen, 68, Elk Horn, died Thursday, Jan. 3 in Omaha, NE.    Services were held Monday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.

    REGIONAL -- Six Southwest Iowa students were selected to perform as part of the Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band at the Outback Bowl Tuesday, Jan.

    HARLAN - The Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees approved a new performance raise package for CEO Barry Jacobsen at their late December board meeting.    Under the new salary package presented by board president Jim Zimmerman, Jacobsen will be eligible to receive an increase in compensation equal to the average percentage of increases that all medical center staff receive in accordance with the annual operating budget.

COUNTY – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach – Shelby County has developed a committee to support the agriculture and natural resources programming for the county.    The committee consists of members of the ag community who have been asked to meet on a quarterly basis to discuss the community needs and to coordinate efforts.    Here is the second in a series profiling committee members.    For information on the committee and its wor